Word Wall & PWIM

Word Wall & PWIM Activities

The following is a blank print out of the game "Bingo" and "Wordo" that could be used with word wall words.

The following are two portable word walls. 

The following is a "making words" chart.

The following is a word wall wordsearch layout.

The following is a dice game to play with your word wall. You roll the dice and find a corresponding word with the number you rolled.

Image of the Week activity:

A nonfiction routine and ritual that students will love is called "Image of the Week." Choose one day of the week (e.g. Wednesday) and post an image of interest on a bulletin board in the classroom. The image might be a photograph, diagram, drawing, or map -- it varies each week. Student interests, topics of study, current events, or unique images can be just a few of the reasons images are chosen for "Image of the Week." You as a teacher can select the images to post.  Give the students the opportunity to submit images for the activity as well.

Text Talk activity:

Text Talk is an approach to read alouds that is designed to enhance children’s ability to construct meaning from decontextualized language.

Hinky Pinky:

This word game can be used to help your students practice syllable, rhyming word, and synonym skills.   The object of the game is simple.  Given a clue, students must guess the two word answer.  The trick is that the answer contains two words that are equal in the number of syllables and rhyme.   

The following word wall sentence print out allows students to choose words from the word wall, write a sentence including it and draw a picture.

The following is a powerpoint with tips about using word walls and PWIM.